Git Workshop (2024)

This workshop was motivated by some edits to the members guide. This guide uses a service called Read The Docs, which turns ugly reStructuredText into a (stylish) web site. The members' guide is one example of how Git can be used by "non programmers". This workshop will focus on such use cases, so there is no need to understand how to program, you can still learn to get benefits from Git.

When? the 28th of February (2024) at 8pm Where? the comfy area because it's comfy

What even is Git?

Git is a version control system. There have been many before it, and will likely be many after it. It allows you to main a full history of all changes to text, whether that be the members' guide, some software, or your todo list.

What will we do?

The workshop will last about 2.5 hours and will cover the following:

• Installing Git (you can do this before hand if you like)
• Cloning a repository (what even is a repository?)
• Creating a branch and making a change
• Opening a pull request

The goal will be to make a contribution to the hackspace members' guide.

What do I need?

You will need the following:

• A GitHub account (you can sign up here https://github.com/signup)
• A laptop - Windows, Linux or Mac is fine.